The unmissable red-brick palace with its silver roof, towering opposite St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square, houses the State Historical Museum which is one of the main sightseeing attractions of the Russian capital. Designed by V.Shervud, this Museum was built to commemorate national history, and traces the development of Russia and its people from ancient times to the present.

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The building itself is considered to be the most perfect example of the Russian Style of the 1870s. (architect -